Turnip, Honey & Roasted Garlic Soup

Submitted by Sunshine_Celine

"This is one of my favorite recipe from the UK brand of soup 'The Covent Garden Soup Co'. They are sold in cartons in the chilled section over there, and I used to literally live off them when I was in London! The roasted garlic in this recipe marries the turnip perfectly -- it's worth the extra effort and can be roasted in the oven up to a few days in advance (whenever you have the oven going). Enjoy on a cold winter evening..."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 pot of soup
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 ounce butter
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 medium carrots, diced
• 2 medium potatoes, diced
• 10 1⁄2 ounces turnips, diced
• 1 celery rib, diced
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 6 garlic cloves, roasted in skin in the over still soft
• 4 teaspoons honey
• salt & pepper

directions

1. Melt butter in pot, add onions and cook gently for 10 min without coloring.
2. Add carrots, potatoes, turnips, celery and stock to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer gently for 1 hour.
3. Remove from stove and blend until smooth, return to the pot.
4. Squeeze the roasted garlic from the skins, mash into a pulp and add to the soup with the honey.
5. Season to taste and serve.

Reviews

[rsnelling42]

Fantastic! I also roasted the veggies in the oven before, because I love that flavor. What a great way to use turnips. I can't wait to make this again - only a double batch so I can stick some in the freezer!

 

[averybird]

Very warming and tasty! The subtle presence of the garlic and honey were very nice additions, and I loved the variety of root veggies called for in this recipe. I roasted all my veggies in the oven with a little olive oil, along with the garlic. The deep orang-ish color of the soup comes from roasting those carrots! (...or perhaps it always comes out this darker color? I was a little surprised, expecting it to be lighter!) I also added a 1/2 cup of half & half to the soup. Very good! Featured on my blog 4/4/09. Thank you, Sunshine_Celine!

 

[yogiclarebear]

This was wonderful! I skipped the potatoes all together and used 20 oz of turnips and 6 oz carrots. I also skipped the butter, and used 10 cloves garlic. I added almost 6 cups of broth and this was still super thick!! So tasty, warm, and healthy. Thanks!